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We present a new version ofq-Minkowski space, which has both a coaddition law and anSL q (2, ℂ) decomposition. The additive structure forms a braided group rather than a quantum one. In the process, we obtain aq-Lorentz group which coacts covariantly on thisq-Minkowski space.
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Meyer, U. q-Lorentz group and braided coaddition onq-Minkowski space. Commun.Math. Phys. 168, 249–264 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02101550
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